Zuckerbergs give $20M to speed US classroom Internet
Science
November 20, 2015
Zuckerbergs give $20M to speed US classroom Internet
Facebook billionaire Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday said that he and his wife are donating $20 million to help get high-speed…
Facebook says it froze user named Isis by mistake
Science
November 19, 2015
Facebook says it froze user named Isis by mistake
Facebook Inc. said it erroneously disabled the personal account of a user named Isis Anchalee for about a day, an…
Social media users attack Cairo University for removing prayer rooms
Egypt
November 18, 2015
Social media users attack Cairo University for removing prayer rooms
Social media users attacked Cairo University President Gaber Nassar following his decision to remove small prayers rooms from the campus. Nassar’s…
Egypt requested info about 4 facebook users
Egypt
November 13, 2015
Egypt requested info about 4 facebook users
Facebook said Wednesday that the Egyptian government has requested information about four of the social networking giant’s users, noting that…
For a happier life, give up Facebook: study
Life & Style
November 10, 2015
For a happier life, give up Facebook: study
Always envious? Got a non-existent social life and struggle to concentrate?
Twitter trades stars for hearts, favorites for likes
Science
November 5, 2015
Twitter trades stars for hearts, favorites for likes
Like it or not, Twitter on Tuesday retired its star button that users click to "favorite" a post and replaced…
Facebook expands smartphone alerts to new features
Science
October 30, 2015
Facebook expands smartphone alerts to new features
Facebook, making a bigger push to deliver personalized information to its members, said Monday it was expanding its mobile alerts…
Story of Alexandria’s bullied overweight officer silences critics
Egypt
October 27, 2015
Story of Alexandria’s bullied overweight officer silences critics
An overweight police officer who appeared standing by a huge puddle of water following violent rainfalls in Alexandria on Sunday…
Sharia-promoting website announces first ‘online wedding’ success
Egypt
October 21, 2015
Sharia-promoting website announces first ‘online wedding’ success
A newly launched social media platform called Muslimface, which describes itself as “Sharia friendly”, recently announced the wedding of two…
From sadness to wow, Facebook launches reaction buttons beyond like
Science
October 9, 2015
From sadness to wow, Facebook launches reaction buttons beyond like
Like it or not, Facebook Inc's trademark "like" button is set to get more expressive. Users will soon be able to…